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Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, May 15, 2020
The last four years of Notre Dame men’s basketball have been marked by more changes, adversity and growth than most programs experience in a decade. Entering on the heels of back-to-back Elite Eight appearances for the first time since March Madness expanded to 64 teams, this senior class felt first-hand the heartbreak of injury, the
Grant DelVecchio | Friday, May 17, 2019
In what was supposed to be a significant rebuild from last season, Notre Dame struggled to find its groove in the ACC, ultimately ending their season in the second round of the conference tournament. Head coach Mike Brey’s squad fell to Louisville and tied for last place in the ACC to record the worst conference
Grant DelVecchio | Thursday, February 7, 2019
In a matchup featuring two storied programs both experiencing down years, Notre Dame (12-11, 2-8 ACC) fell to Miami (FL) (10-12, 2-8 ACC) by a score of 62-47. Coming off of a 79-73 victory over Boston College, the Irish traveled to the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla., in hopes of handing the Hurricanes their
Joe Everett | Monday, February 4, 2019
Earning a spot in the starting lineup for the first time this season, Irish junior guard Nikola Djogo decided to register his best performance in a Notre Dame uniform. Djogo poured in a career-high 21 points to spark the Irish on the offensive end of the floor while three other Irish players scored at least
Grant DelVecchio | Tuesday, January 29, 2019
In the 33rd matchup overall between the two storied programs, the No. 2 Blue Devils cruised to an 83-61 victory over the Irish at Purcell Pavilion. With the loss, Notre Dame dropped to 11-10 (1-7 ACC) while Duke improved its overall record to 18-2 (7-1 ACC); the two teams now sit at opposite ends of the
Benjamin Padanilam | Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Prior to Monday night’s tipoff against Miami (FL), Notre Dame found out it would be getting Bonzie Colson back very soon. The All-American and senior forward was dressed for action, and it was announced that he would be expected to make his return for Senior Night on Feb. 28 against Pittsburgh. It seemed like that
Marek Mazurek | Monday, February 19, 2018
There must be something in the air when Notre Dame plays Boston College. Because not even Oprah could hand out more career-highs than have been reached when the Irish and the Eagles have met this season. On Feb. 6 at Purcell Pavilion, it was sophomore guard T.J. Gibbs — who scored 22 points in the
Benjamin Padanilam | Friday, January 26, 2018
Heading into Saturday’s home game against Virginia Tech, Notre Dame knew it would be a little shorthanded. After all, the team has been without senior forward Bonzie Colson for its last six games and freshman wing D.J. Harvey for most of the last two. However, the Irish (13-7, 3-4 ACC) found out Thursday that the
Marek Mazurek | Sunday, January 14, 2018
When senior forward Bonzie Colson went down with a fractured foot, the number of games Notre Dame was expected to win dropped drastically. When senior guard Matt Farrell went down with a sprained ankle, many predicated the Irish would be dead in the water in the brutal ACC conference schedule. But Saturday night at Purcell
Marek Mazurek | Friday, November 3, 2017
Since mid-October, Irish head coach Mike Brey has told reporters that if Notre Dame’s season-opener against DePaul was tomorrow, his starting lineup would be: Martinas Geben, Bonzie Colson, Rex Pflueger, T.J. Gibbs and Matt Farrell. Now, at the beginning of November, there is no indication that Brey will alter that lineup with the DePaul game